Today's News

Nobody in Bedford Primary School’s PTA had ever written a grant before, but the group's first effort was successful.
Bedford Primary’s PTA became one of only 45 in the country to get a $1,000 grant from the National PTA for Take Your Family to School Week. Take Your Family to School Week is sponsored by the National PTA in February to encourage families to get involved with their children’s schools.

There's a need for more foster families in the Bedford area. And there's a need for more families willing to adopt foster children.
According to Andy Crawford, director of Bedford County Department of Social Services, the county is constantly recruiting new families to help in those areas.
“We really need foster parents and adoptive parents,” Crawford stated.

The Early College program at Central Virginia Community College’s Bedford Center has been around long enough that the younger brothers and sisters of earlier graduates are now following in their sibling’s footsteps.

With Early College, high school juniors and seniors attend college classes at CVCC’s Bedford Center instead of attending class at their base high schools. When they graduate, they not only have a high school diploma but also an associate’s degree in general studies.

This year, the Bedford County Sheriff’s Office’s pre-Christmas activities included arresting four suspects on burglary charges.

And finding a variety of stolen items.
A fifth suspect is still at large. According to Sheriff Mike Brown, the five have allegedly committed multiple burglaries in Bedford County since early last fall.